Rubber stamp.



E. L. HAMILTON.

RUBBER STAMP.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 13, 1912.

1,052,143, Patented Feb.4, 1913.

12- meow j UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDGAR L. HAKILTON, OF LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA.

RUBBER s'rnmr.

To all whom it may concern:

.Be it known that I, EDGAR L. HAMILTON,

citizen of the United States, residing at Lumberton, in the county ofRobeson and '5. State of North Carolina, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Rubber Stamps, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to hand-stamps of I -that general class employedby merchants i and other persons for. marking goods.

1 T 'The primary object of theinvention is to provide a hand stamp ofsim le and durable construction, by means of whlch the cost and sellin'price of different commodities may be uickly and conveniently markedthereon so v t at a merchant or Storekeeper may keep a permanent andaccurate record thereof.

" A. further object ofthe invention is to pro- "2 v'idea hand stampincluding a casing having. a plurality of sets of type bands mounted.

for rotation therein and provided with numerals or characters indicatlngthe cost and selling price of different classes of goods, 7 there beinga division bar extending transversely of the casing between said sets f'type bands for marking on the goods a line to separate the cost from theselllng price.

. ,A still further object of the invention is generally to improve thisclass of devices so as to increase their utility, durability andefficiency, as well as to reduce the cost of manufacture.

, Further objects and advantages will pear in the followin description,it belng understood that various changes in form, proportions and minordetails of construction may be resorted to within the scope of theappended claims.

' 40 For a full understanding of the invention andthe merits thereof,reference is to be had I to the following description and accompanyviewof the blank from which the casing is I ing are (p are spaced PatentedFeb. 4,1913.

Application filed August 13, 1912.- .Serial No. 714368.

constructed, a portion of one end of the casing'being broken away.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the views of the drawing by the samereference characters.

The improved hand stamp forming the subject matter of the presentmvention comprises a casing 5, preferably stamped oi otherwise formedfrom a single sheet of metal and having its opposite sides open and itstop closed. The metal forming the top 6 of the casing is cut or severedat 7 and the metal between said out or severed portions bent downwardlyto form oppositely inclined portions 8 which serve to house and protectthe operating mechanism.

The lower ends of the end walls of the caS-- rovided with spacedrecesses 9 and interme late recesses .10 of greater depth than therecesses 9, said end walls being connected by transverse bars 11 whichfit between the end walls, as shown. lhe bars 11 are formed with spacedupstanding flanges 12 and terminal cars 13 which overlap the end wallsof the casing and serve to retain the bars in osition thereon. The ears13 mm the ends of the adjacent flanges 12 to form transverse recesses orsockets 13' for the reception of the end Walls of the casing so thatwhen the transverse bars 11 are positioned on the casing, the lowerfaces thereof will be disposed substantially flush with the lower end ofthe casing; The ears 13, in conjunction with the sockets 13, also serveto center the bars on the casing and prevent accidental displacementthereof.

Formed in the end walls of the casing 5 near the top thereof aretransversely alined openings in which are seated stub shafts 14 having alural-ity of rollers 15 mounted for rotation t ereon and to which aresecured toothed hand wheels 16. Extending over the rollers 15 areendless type bands 17 having characters or numerals printed thereon, thenumerals or characters on the type bands on one side of the casingindicating the cost of different commodities and the numerals orcharacters on the type bands on the opposite side of the casingindicating the selling price of the good-s. The type bands 17 extendover the transverse bars 11 and between the hand wheels 16, saidtransverse bars being provided with flat faces 16 which form in eflectplatens for the type bands when the staTnp is in use.

Secured to the lower end of the casing between the sets of type bands,is a division bar 18 which fits in the intermediate recesses 10 and isprovided with oppositely disposed ears 19 adapted to bear against theexterior faces of the end walls of the casing, The division bar 18 isprovided with spaced flanges 19 between which is seated a line printingstrip 20, the line produced by this strip serving to separate the costfrom the selling price on the goods or merchandise being marked.Projecting from the top 6 of the casing and secured thereto in anysuitable manner, is a handle 21 by means of which the stamp may beconveniently impressed on the merchandise. It will here be noted that bymaking the intermediate recesses 10 of greater depth than the terminalrecesses 9, the printing faces of the type bands and line forming stripwill be disposed in transverse alinement and thus produce a uniformimpression when a downward pressure is exerted on the handle 21.

In operation, the hand wheels 16 are rotated until the desired lettersor characters on the different sets of type bands register with thetransverse bars, after which the lower end of the stamp is pressedagainst the goods in the usual manner, thus leaving an impression on thegoods indicating the cost and selling price thereof, the cost andselling price being separated by a division line as before stated.

It will of course be understood that the stamps may be made in,different sizes and shapes and provided with any des red number of typebands without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus described the invent-ion, what is claimed as new is:

1. A hand stamp comprising a casing having its opposite sides open andits end walls formed with spaced recesses of different depths,transverse bars interposed between the end walls of the casing near thelower end thereof and fitting in'some of said recesses, a plurality ofsets of type bands mounted for rotation within the casing and extendingover the transverse bars, a division bar arranged between the transversebars. and fitting in other of said recesses, said division bar beingprovided with spaced depending flanges, and a lineprinting stripinterposed between said flanges and ret ained in position on thedivision bar by engagement with the flanges.

,2. A hand stamp comprising a caslng, a plurality of sets of type bandsmounted for rotation within the casing, a division bar secured to thelower end of the casing between said sets of type bands and having itsopposite ends provided with upstanding attaching ears for engagementwith the exteriorwalls of the casing and its longitudinal edges beingbent downwardly to form spaced depending flanges, and a line printingstrip retained in position on the division bar by engagement with saidflanges.

3. A hand stamp comprising a casing having its opposite sides open andits end walls formed with terminal and intermediate recesses theintermediate recesses being of greater depth than the terminal recesses,transverse bars interposed between the end walls of the casing andprovided with upstanding flanges and terminal attaching ears spaced fromsaid flanges to produce transverse recesses which interlock with theterminal recesses in the end walls of the casing, a plurality of sets oftype bands mounted for rotation in the casing and extending over thetransverse bars, and a division bar arranged between the transverse barsand seated in the intermediate recesses in the end walls of the casing,said division bar being provided with terminal upstanding attaching earsand spaced dependin longitudinal flanges for the reception 0 a lineprinting strip.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

-' EDGAR L. HAMILTON. [1 s] \Vitnesses:

J. P. RUssnLL, J. D. MCLEAN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. 0.

